Ordination in Dharamsala
February 22, 2018

1. His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting the novice ordination candidates before the first day of two days of novice ordination at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 22, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel

His Holiness the Dalai Lama paying respects to the statue of the Buddha during his brief meeting with novice ordination candidates before the ordination ceremony at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 22, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel

Candidates for novice ordination entering the hall for the ordination ceremony at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 22, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel

Candidates for novice ordination bowing in respect as His Holiness the Dalai Lama enters the hall for the novice ordination ceremony at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 22, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel

His Holiness the Dalai Lama leading the novice ordination ceremony at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 22, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel

Senior monks cutting the last lock of hair on novice ordination candidates during the ordination ceremony at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 22, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel

His Holiness the Dalai Lama blessing the robes and begging bowls of newly ordained novice monks and nuns at the end of the ordination ceremony at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 22, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel

His Holiness the Dalai Lama with newly ordained novice monks and nuns at the conclusion of the first day of two days of novice ordination at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on February 22, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel